# Accident 19871016060159A: Piper PA24260, San Mateo, CA, October 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1987, 16:03 local time
- Place: San Mateo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4493° N, 122.1003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4493&lon=-122.1003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9097P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9097P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540D1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,039 total, 2,070 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871016060159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILURE. MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD WITH GEAR UP. ROD BEARING HAD FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA017), Oct 16, 1987: Piper PA-24-260 (N9097P), San Mateo, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9097P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080328014581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328014581A), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA24260 (N9097P), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) Piper comanche on short final to private strip was struck near tail section by an agcat at a 90 degree convergence. Comanche suffered substantial damage…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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